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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$29,102 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in the New England Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

Out of the 32 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New England Tech are $15,015 per year.

New England Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Health at New England Institute of Technology

#3

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rivier are $12,195 a year.

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#4

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Goodwin graduate students pay an average of $13,134 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 32 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at American International College

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MCPHS University are $24,060 a year.

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#7

Simmons University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

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#9

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Bay Path University

#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #9, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Public Health at Yale University

Best Public Health Colleges by State

Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,567
Connecticut 366
New Hampshire 553
Maine 171
Rhode Island 172
Vermont 72

One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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